Very intricate and enjoyable, but took me ages to lead. Maybe a bit tough for 5b (or maybe it's just because I'm more accustomed to swinging axes at the moment than balancing up the gorge). A good start to the season
Nick Russell - Lead O/S - 18/Feb/13 with Ross

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 18/Feb/13

captain - 2013

colesy - Lead O/S - 27/Oct/12

Probably the longest I have ever spent trying to lead a pitch! Well over an hour I think! Wasn't really any easy moves in whole thing although no distinct crux either. Not sure about three stars although maybe if I where better I would have enjoyed it more!
Pete Rigby - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/12 with Gary

Cailean Harker - 2nd - 03/Aug/12

Awesome route, meandering all over the place, great fun weaving your way up. Starts a bit bold but once you get up to the shothole runner theres bomber gear where you need it, definitely a few 5c moves in there, and not atall as bold as an E3 5b would suggest. Link-up with Think Pink is an absolute beauty, 2 constrastingly classic E3 pitches, get on it!
Mike Goldthorp - Lead O/S - 03/Aug/12 with Gaz, Cailean Harker

Seconded previously with Marti.
Ed Babs - Lead β - 28/Jul/12 with Iain Moodie

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Jul/12

Didn't feel particularly hard or bold after I'd clipped the peg with the tat (technical bridging that was very good but I really wouldn't have wanted to fall off) on but definately felt hard on the feet! Probably new shoes and just spending too long standing around on the rests really. Great route with route finding that always seems confusing until you do it.
thomasadixon - Lead O/S - 25/Mar/12 with Becca

Found it terrifying to second. Once I'd fallen off once I lost my confidence and just gave up trying not to fall.
BeccaSnowden - 2nd dog - 25/Mar/12 with Tom

Marti999 - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/12 with Ed Babington

colesy - 2012

Terrifyingly insecure for those unaccustomed to the fine art of Avon weirdness, monster rope drag, wonderful!
Justin T - Lead O/S - 14/Nov/11 with Cherry

Great climb. All balance and not bold where it counts (a bit thin low down but steady). Lots of technical bridging, its a jigsaw, put it together. Big swing off whilst moving back up the groove to the final overhang - back to the start of the hard climbing so back again and much easier the 2nd time.
philhilo - Lead - 13/Nov/11 with misha

Brilliant balancy technical climbing, never desperate but rarely straightforward - best route of this type that I've ever done. Lots of sustained hard 5b sequences but also lots of in-balance rests to ponder the next sequence. The gear isn't as bad as the grade would suggest (run out in places but didn't find it scary, probably because it wasn't that hard) so perhaps only E2, though I wouldn't want to fall off on most of it! Late start from Leamington after the club annual dinner so got to the crag towards 2pm and didn't start the route till 3.30pm. Took best part of 2 hours for me and Ed to get up it so had just over an hour of daylight left and Ed didn't fancy Think Pink anyway so decided to be sensible and abbed off the bolted belay up and right (two old bolts and a newish one linked by old tat - could do with replacing). First route after 5 weekends off climbing after starting a relationship with Holly (who was going to a gig in Cornwall). Good to be back on the rock and good to see I could still climb! A very nice day for October, got a bit hot when the sun came out.
Misha - Lead O/S - 15/Oct/11 with Ed

Utterly exhausting! Sustained 5b sequences,often difficult to read, not many proper rests. Did this "more or less" clean - probably slight tension on the rope at times.
eduardo - 2nd O/S - 15/Oct/11 with Misha

Hidden - 2011

GeoffG - 2011

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 16/Aug/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - May/09

Dr Caterpillar - 2nd dog - 21/Jan/09 with Howard

Hidden - 2nd rpt - 2009

dan gibson - Lead O/S - 02/Oct/08 with sam read

Billg - Lead O/S - 03/May/08 with Bob Brewer

Paz - 2nd rpt - 12/Mar/08 with HA

Hidden - Lead O/S - 12/Mar/08

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 2008

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Oct/07

_m.cox_ - 2nd β - Jul/07 with Adam Mulholland

haydng - Lead O/S - 2007 with Rob

Hidden - Lead O/S - 15/Jul/06

Contrary to what I may have lead anyone to believe, there aren't any particularly new looking pegs in this route. Not that you need them, by any means. It's a bold E3, go figure. You're going to get scared, but one way or the other you're probably not going to die. And if you're used to Avon routes on shit gear then you have an acclimatisation advantage over most folks who hack up and turn up and get on three star routes that will leave you pleasantly surprised.
Paz - 2nd rpt - 15/Jul/06 with AB

Bern - 2006

Hidden - 2006

Tim Steward - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/05 with Torran Elson

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Aug/05

joe_alexander - 2nd dog - 16/May/05 with Nick Gillette

Paz - Lead O/S - 27/Jul/04 with AS

Hidden - Lead RP - 10/Apr/04

Expecting to virtually solo, but actually not badly protected.
KRB - Lead β - 15/Dec/01 with unseconded

Hidden - 2000

Tim M - 2000

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Jul/99

Roget - Lead O/S - 14/Feb/98 with jon

loundsy - 2nd - 1998

AndySL - 2nd O/S - 10/Aug/95 with Tim

Hidden - Lead rpt - 18/Jun/95

Glenn Sutcliffe - 1995 with keefe

Hidden - AltLd - 30/Apr/89

E2, 5b** at the time (S.Monks 1980 guide)
Pete Nugent - Lead O/S - 11/Sep/88 with Charlie Everett

keefe - 20/Aug/88

DDDD - 1988

William Robertson - Lead O/S - 1987 with Emily, Steve, Shaun etc

given E2 at the time
John Marsland - Lead O/S - 08/Sep/85 with Mark Cohen

Mike Owen - 16/Oct/84 with Simon King

William Robertson - Lead O/S - 1984 with Emily

charlesmfrench - Lead O/S - 13/Nov/83 with Dave Green

andy gittins - 1983

Hidden - Lead O/S - Aug/82

stp - Lead O/S - 27/Mar/82

Hidden - 1981

Hidden - 1980

Hidden - 1980

Hidden - 1980

Hidden - 1980

peterbeaumont - 1980

Side runner in 79. Dispensed with it in 85
Kafoozalem - Lead O/S - 27/Aug/79 with Roger

Brilliant climb - had seconded it previously (1975?) but just had to lead it myself. Continued up Think Pink (with the aid allowed at the time) for a tremendous combination.
petemeads - Lead - 1977 with not sure...

ian caton - Lead O/S - Jul/76 with steve scott